Furious at the words of French President Emmanuel Macron who describes the Malian government as “military domination”, the Malian foreign ministry has summoned the French ambassador to Mali on Tuesday. The foreign ministry said it had summoned the French ambassador to inform him of the authorities’ indignation and disapproval, news …
Read More »French president wishes better ties with Algeria amid row
French President Emmanuel Macron said he hoped diplomatic tensions with Algeria would ease soon and that it would be better to hold talks in order to move forward. “My wish is that we can calm things down because I think it is better to talk to one another, and to …
Read More »French Catholic priests accused of abusing 216,000 children since 1950
According to the head of a commission charged with investigating abuses committed by members of the Church, some 216,000 children have been victims of abuse committed by Catholic priests in France since 1950. Jean-Marc Sauvé, the head of the commission said during the publication of the report on sexual abuse …
Read More »European Union to return J&J vaccines made in South Africa
The European Union will return millions doses of Johnson & Johnson vaccine which have been manufactured in South Africa to African continent. Strive Masiyiwa, the African Union’s special envoy told reporters that all the vaccines being produced in Africa “will stay in Africa and be distributed to Africa”. “This issue …
Read More »Germany: several people taken away by the collapse of a bridge in Bavaria
Police in Germany said on Monday they were carrying out a large-scale rescue operation in southern Bavaria to find several people missing in the collapse of a wooden bridge in a flooded stream. Four people were rescued following the incident in the Höllental Gorge near the Austrian border, a local …
Read More »Germany: a nurse accused of giving saline solution instead of Pfizer vaccine
A Red Cross nurse gave nearly 8,600 people in Germany, saline solution while her mission was to administer them Pfizer vaccines. The events took place in a vaccination center in Schortens-Roffhausen in East Frisia (Lower Saxony). In total, nearly 8,600 people did not receive one of the two doses of …
Read More »Kabylia wildfires: Emmanuel Macron to send 2 Canadairs to stop fires
Facing the wildfires which continue wreaking havoc in the Kabylia region, French president Emmanuel Macron is not indifferent. As a gesture of solidarity, he promised to send two Canadairs and a command plane in order to stop the advance of fires. Through a Tweet, the French president called Algerians “friends …
Read More »Peak heat in Italy, also affected by fires
Italy is hit this week by a heat peak accompanied by fires in the south of the country, especially in Sicily and Calabria, where a UNESCO listed natural park is threatened. The peninsula is currently facing its hottest week of summer, with temperatures already reaching over 47 degrees in Sicily …
Read More »Scientists in UK say collective immunity is impossible with Delta variant
In UK, researchers after a study, concluded that it would be impossible to reach collective immunity with the Delta variant. Professor Andrew Pollard, head of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said it on Tuesday in a meeting with British parliamentarians. “I think we are in a situation, with this variant where …
Read More »Germany: trial of a man suspected of cannibalism
The trial of a 41-year-old teacher suspected of murder and cannibalism on another 40-year-old began Tuesday in Berlin, a sordid news item that shocked Germany. The suspect Stefan R., dressed in a green checkered shirt, remained impassive when reading the charge and did not speak. The prosecution suspects him of …
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